the number of independents supporting obama fell i think by like 22 percentage points. so the independents shifted then during that health care summer. and that is when the republicans said we can come back. they've handed this to us on a silver platter. we're not cooperating on anything. can be for supply side tax cuts we'll be against it and they said that and to some extent-- . >> rose: does the country make a judgement about that, if someone says we're against everything that person wants to do even if it might be in the interest of the country why isn't there a common sense judgement against that attitude. >> yeah, i am not sure. i think there are some things the republicans or many republicans supported that the president then proposed like a fiscal commission which magically the republicans suddenly opposed. ruz mean the deficit commission. >> the deficit commission, yeah. but so far the country. >> rose: they have represents on it. >> right. i've looked for evidence of two things. does the country, does the fact that the country still dislikes the republicans, d